HB Woodlawn Lottery results

[Anonymous]

Shocked. Got in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HS options/transfers coming via email. I just got an email - waitlisted at HB - in the mid-100s

Wow! What school? Our school doesn’t even have 100 fifth graders.

Our school has 150 5th graders!

So then every single parent is applying? Yeesh!

[Anonymous]

Is the waitlist divided by MS somehow? (Sorry for the ignorant Q, we're looking at doing this lottery next year)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:#5 on wait list but that's too high. Anything more than #1 or #2 on WL is unlikely to make it.

Yeah, dd was 4 and never got in. There just isn’t that much turnover.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the waitlist divided by MS somehow? (Sorry for the ignorant Q, we're looking at doing this lottery next year)

I think it's by ES. Unless you're in an option school, then you list your zoned ES.

[Anonymous]

Got a phone call at 5:30 pm. We are #45 in the lottery (not waitlist). They are taking 75 so I think we may get in. Fingers crossed. They said it depends on school allocations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HS options/transfers coming via email. I just got an email - waitlisted at HB - in the mid-100s

This is me - responding about 9 th grade

[Anonymous]

#98. Woo-hoo!

[Anonymous]

Clearly, the overwhelming HB lottery turnout suggests that APS needs to make school size a much bigger priority.

We're past the point of switching schools, but if I had a fifth grader right now, I'd rank crowding higher than

* program characteristics (HB is supposed to be about their specific program, which is not a great fit for my kid, but did I mention crowding?)

* IB opportunities (This is a great fit for my kid, but did I mention crowding?)

* He could walk to our zoned school (But did I mention crowding?)

[Anonymous]

Did anyone else get in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Clearly, the overwhelming HB lottery turnout suggests that APS needs to make school size a much bigger priority.

We're past the point of switching schools, but if I had a fifth grader right now, I'd rank crowding higher than

* program characteristics (HB is supposed to be about their specific program, which is not a great fit for my kid, but did I mention crowding?)

* IB opportunities (This is a great fit for my kid, but did I mention crowding?)

* He could walk to our zoned school (But did I mention crowding?)

I mean, in what world do parents NOT try to get their child into a brand new $100 million dollar architectural wonder with a capped enrollment and when the alternative is a mega school with inadequate actual seats? We need a 4th comprehensive HS or three more H-B Woodlawns. Pick your poison.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Clearly, the overwhelming HB lottery turnout suggests that APS needs to make school size a much bigger priority.

We're past the point of switching schools, but if I had a fifth grader right now, I'd rank crowding higher than

* program characteristics (HB is supposed to be about their specific program, which is not a great fit for my kid, but did I mention crowding?)

* IB opportunities (This is a great fit for my kid, but did I mention crowding?)

* He could walk to our zoned school (But did I mention crowding?)

I mean, in what world do parents NOT try to get their child into a brand new $100 million dollar architectural wonder with a capped enrollment and when the alternative is a mega school with inadequate actual seats? We need a 4th comprehensive HS or three more H-B Woodlawns. Pick your poison.

It's been like this long before MS/HS overcrowding was an issue or before the new HB building was on the table, though

[Anonymous]

This is a BS process for a school like this. Kids should have to apply like for private school because it’s not a good fit for most kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Clearly, the overwhelming HB lottery turnout suggests that APS needs to make school size a much bigger priority.

We're past the point of switching schools, but if I had a fifth grader right now, I'd rank crowding higher than

* program characteristics (HB is supposed to be about their specific program, which is not a great fit for my kid, but did I mention crowding?)

* IB opportunities (This is a great fit for my kid, but did I mention crowding?)

* He could walk to our zoned school (But did I mention crowding?)

I mean, in what world do parents NOT try to get their child into a brand new $100 million dollar architectural wonder with a capped enrollment and when the alternative is a mega school with inadequate actual seats? We need a 4th comprehensive HS or three more H-B Woodlawns. Pick your poison.

+1. We will lottery HB and apply for private in two years. We love our friends and neighbors so moving out of county is a last resort.

[Anonymous]

My 8th grade DD was offered a spot at HBW but will do the IB program at W-L instead, so there will be at least one more spot opening up for a rising 9th grader!